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Why do you find it hard to read?

irrational 3y ago
Biology. I’m in my 50s and get an eye exam every year. According to my optometrist my prescription has been stable for about a decade, but I can definitely tell the difference. My eyes do not focus very fast anymore, my eyes do not adjust going from a light space to a dark space or vice versa very fast anymore. I now have to hold books and my phone away from me to bring them into focus. Same with white text on dark backgrounds. I used to use dark themes for everything, but it just doesn’t work for me anymore. I’ve mentioned these to my optometrist and they say that it happens to everyone with age.
- reportgunner 3y ago
  What about yellow text on brown background like [0] ? I use this combo in my editor to avoid changing to light theme on bright days and dark theme at night. [0] https://i.imgur.com/Ynvrm3p.png https://i.imgur.com/Ynvrm3p.png
  - irrational 3y ago
    It is not as easy to read as black on a light background.
skydhash 3y ago
Not that old, but I have astigmatism. And every spot of light has a glow around it. Black on white is better because the characters only got thinner. But light characters on dark background is like having tiny projectors and the shapes are not recognizable at a glance.
_Microft 3y ago
The web says that astigmatism leads to glowing, blurry text when it is shown white on dark. The iris narrowing in bright conditions seems to reduce the effect, while the widened iris in low light seems to worsen it.
Swizec 3y ago
I have astigmatism. Bright on dark renders with lens flares. On a computer I can just use light mode and it’s fine. Driving at night … I really hate bright lights on tall SUVs. Here’s an example of what it looks like (glasses help): https://beta-ctvnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/national/health/2019/4/1/1_4360754/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image.coreimg.jpeg/1554141202505/1-4360775.jpeg https://beta-ctvnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/beta.ctvnews....
- labster 3y ago
  Man, everyone hates bright lights on tall SUVs except their owners, who are blissfully unconcerned with the trail of migraines they leave in their wake.
baq 3y ago
Dark letters on white background are objectively more legible, there’s research on that - unless the screen is trying to burn a hole in your eyes.

Biology. I’m in my 50s and get an eye exam every year. According to my optometrist my prescription has been stable for about a decade, but I can definitely tell the difference. My eyes do not focus very fast anymore, my eyes do not adjust going from a light space to a dark space or vice versa very fast anymore. I now have to hold books and my phone away from me to bring them into focus. Same with white text on dark backgrounds. I used to use dark themes for everything, but it just doesn’t work for me anymore. I’ve mentioned these to my optometrist and they say that it happens to everyone with age.

reportgunner 3y ago
What about yellow text on brown background like [0] ? I use this combo in my editor to avoid changing to light theme on bright days and dark theme at night. [0] https://i.imgur.com/Ynvrm3p.png https://i.imgur.com/Ynvrm3p.png
- irrational 3y ago
  It is not as easy to read as black on a light background.

skydhash 3y ago

Not that old, but I have astigmatism. And every spot of light has a glow around it. Black on white is better because the characters only got thinner. But light characters on dark background is like having tiny projectors and the shapes are not recognizable at a glance.

_Microft 3y ago

The web says that astigmatism leads to glowing, blurry text when it is shown white on dark. The iris narrowing in bright conditions seems to reduce the effect, while the widened iris in low light seems to worsen it.

Swizec 3y ago

I have astigmatism. Bright on dark renders with lens flares. On a computer I can just use light mode and it’s fine. Driving at night … I really hate bright lights on tall SUVs. Here’s an example of what it looks like (glasses help): https://beta-ctvnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/beta.ctvnews.ca/national/health/2019/4/1/1_4360754/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image.coreimg.jpeg/1554141202505/1-4360775.jpeg https://beta-ctvnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/i/s/beta.ctvnews....

labster 3y ago
Man, everyone hates bright lights on tall SUVs except their owners, who are blissfully unconcerned with the trail of migraines they leave in their wake.

baq 3y ago

Dark letters on white background are objectively more legible, there’s research on that - unless the screen is trying to burn a hole in your eyes.